Charity

A London GP is trekking up Everest to raise money for international aid charity Tzedek.
Bronya Gorney reported this week that she had reached Everest base camp having already scaled altitudes of more than 5,500 metres.

Despite avalanches on the mountain which have claimed the lives of a number of sherpa, Ms Gorney's trip has to date been trouble-free.

An injection of funding has enabled building work to resume on Stamford Hill children's respite care home, Bayis Sheli.
Construction was restarted last month on the £6.3 million project, supporting strictly Orthodox children across the UK with severe disabilities.

Jewish Care Scotland chairman George Hecht has pledged there will be no cuts to frontline services after the charity announced the "mutually agreed" departure of chief executive Suzanne Neville in order to balance the books.
"Our community is suffering at the moment," Mr Hecht said.